'Please send help': Ship's distress call after being hit by US missile
A US missile hit a sanctioned oil tanker, Marivex, off the coast of Oman, causing a fire and prompting a distress call from the Indian crew. The crew of 24 was rescued by the Omani military, and the US Central Command stated that the ship had violated its blockade of Iranian ports. The incident is the seventh time the US has disabled a ship for violating the blockade, which was implemented after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas transportation route.
- ▪The Marivex oil tanker was hit by a US missile off the coast of Oman on Monday, causing a fire and prompting a distress call from the crew.
- ▪The crew of 24 Indian nationals was rescued by the Omani military, and the US Central Command confirmed that the ship had violated its blockade of Iranian ports.
- ▪The US has disabled seven ships for violating the blockade, which was implemented after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key transportation route for oil and gas.
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'Please send help': Ship's distress call after being hit by US missile37 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas Copeland and Shruti Menon,BBC VerifyandAbhishek Dey,BBC NewsBBCThe Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "send help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on fire and sinking in a distress call shared with BBC Verify.US Central Command (Centcom) said the ship, Marivex, had violated its blockade of Iranian ports and a "precision munition" was fired into the ship after the crew failed to comply with US instructions.All 24 crew were rescued by the Omani military, Indian authorities said.Marivex is the seventh ship disabled by the US for violating the blockade, Centcom added.The US military has been blockading…
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